Jing Xie

The Origin and Development of Dougong and Zaojing in Early China (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on two significant architectural elements in traditional Chinese buildings, that is, Dougong and Zaojing. Dougong is a bracket set often sitting above columns and beams as a key component in the great buildings and tombs of imperial China. Zaojing is a special structure sunken into the ceiling, often profusely decorated with carvings and colorful paintings in various motifs. The book inquires about the origin of Dougong and Zaojing in the Chinese Bronze Age, and their heavenly interpretations in the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220). Compared to their later technically oriented development during the Tang to the Qing dynasties (c. 618-1912), and their preservation and innovative reinterpretation in modern times, the rich cultural meanings originally embodied in Dougong and Zaojing have almost disappeared.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785279447
• Artikelnr.: 63419715

Autorenporträt

Jing Xie is an architectural historian with research interests in the architecture and urbanism of China. He is the author of Chinese Urbanism: Urban Form and Life in the Tang-Song Dynasties (2020) and Heritage-Led Urban Regeneration in China (2017, with Tim Heath).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Prologue
Searching for the Origin of Dougong in the Chinese Bronze Age
The Development of Column and Bracket Sets in the Han Dynasty
The Origin and Development of Zaojing
Epilogue
 Bibliography
 Index